Prairie Avenue Historic District

Prairie Avenue Historic District is a park in Cook, Illinois. Prairie Avenue Historic District is situated nearby to the neighborhood Motor Row District, as well as near Central Station.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chess Records and Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens.

Chess Records

Museum

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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947.

Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens

Park

Chicago Women's Park and Gardens is a 3.23 acre public sculpture garden in South Loop that honors the contributions of women throughout the history of Chicago.

Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Near South and Motor Row District.

Near South

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The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.

Motor Row District

Neighborhood

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The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area. Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S.

Museum Campus

Locality

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Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place.

Prairie Avenue Historic District

Type: Park
Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.85642° or 41° 51′ 23″ north

Longitude

-87.62088° or 87° 37′ 15″ west

Elevation

594 feet (181 metres)

Open location code

86HJV94H+HJ

GeoNames ID

4906586

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